Share This Page

Alzheimer's Weekly

Atria Senior Living (demo)

Dementia Types

Frontotemporal Dementia: ‘Cruelest Disease You Never Heard Of’

February 19, 2023 No Comments

Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD, is the most common form of dementia in people under age 60. Why isn’t it better known?

Warning: Stroke Signs Often Misdiagnosed as Harmless Headache or Dizziness

December 13, 2022 2 Comments

DIAGNOSIS: EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS commonly miss strokes, a leading cause of vascular dementia. This is especially true among women, minorities and younger patients. Learn how

Cognitive Boost for Dementia with Lewy Bodies

December 8, 2022 6 Comments

GOOD NEWS: Donepezil (Aricept®), approved for Alzheimer’s, also passed a long-term trial for Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). Get the details on the medicine’s positive

What is MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)?

December 7, 2022 10 Comments

DIAGNOSING MCI – VIDEO: Worried about memory? Many of us notice serious memory or thinking slips that don’t really affect our daily routines. Is it

Memantine Improves Lewy Body Dementia & Parkinson’s

November 28, 2022 1 Comment

OFF-LABEL MEDICATIONS: Memantine (Namenda / Ebixa) is FDA-approved for Alzheimer’s. Learn how it significantly improves memory and attention in Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s and various

4 Tips for Living with Lewy Body Dementia

October 21, 2022 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Getting to a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia and then learning how to live with it is challenging. Here are some tips

Memory Tests Need Adjusting for Women

October 20, 2022 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS: Study finds more women, fewer men diagnosed properly when sex-specific scoring is used.

The Truth About Concussions & CTE Dementia

October 9, 2022 No Comments

CONCUSSIONS & DEMENTIA – TED VIDEO: CTE Dementia (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is a dementia-mystery that Chris Nowinski is solving. See his ground-breaking effort to protect

How to Manage Dementia’s Hallucinations without Drugs

October 6, 2022 1 Comment

DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES VIDEO: Hallucinations in dementia often pose bigger challenges than memory and cognitive problems. Watch these smart caregiver strategies from the University

Think Well + Smell Well = Low Alzheimer’s Risk

October 4, 2022 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS NEWS: Nearly all participants with mild memory problems who scored well on two 5-minute screening tests — measuring cognition and the ability to identify

3 Battery-Operated Dementia Clocks

April 7, 2025

If your loved one asks a little too often, “What’s the time?” “What day is it?”, easily solve the problem with these Battery-Operated Dementia-Calendar-Clocks. No wires, hang them on any wall, stand them on any table.

granny, woman, senior, elder, elderly, grandmother, old, female, pensioner, elderly woman, grandma, lady, aged, portrait, smiling, retirement, granny, woman, senior, senior, elder, elderly, elderly, elderly, grandmother, grandmother, grandmother, elderly woman, grandma, grandma, grandma, grandma, grandma, lady, lady, retirement

PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2025

Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.

Artherosclerosis in two different person's arteries

What Starts Alzheimer’s, What Stops It?

April 4, 2025

VIDEO: Vascular neglect triggers Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms appear. See how to use that knowledge to lower risk and slow its advance.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.